Our French Connections series, France, Gallant Indies and System K, and four films from our African series, Le Franc + The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun, Tilaï, and The Gravedigger’s Wife all screen in cooperation with the Institut Français and the Embassy of France.
Merci beaucoup!
The Cooperation Office of the Embassy of France in New Zealand, Cook Islands and Samoa is responsible for fostering cultural, scientific and educational relations between France and New Zealand.
These actions are implemented in partnership with a variety of French institutions such as the Institut Français, an agency of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs responsible for promoting French culture around the world, and Campus France, an agency in charge of promoting international mobility and study opportunities in France.
France
Dumont takes aim at 24-hour news culture, with Léa Seydoux as a TV journalist juggling her unflappable public image and chaotic family life. “A biting and complex satire” – Les Inrockuptibles ...
Tilaï
Forbidden love for a stepmother sets in motion a chain of devastating events in pre-colonial West Africa. Cannes Grand Prix. Winner of the 1990 Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. ...
System K
A lively, endlessly fascinating documentary about the incredible art world stirring in Kinshasa. “A full-blown nosedive into a unique moment of collective creation” – Hollywood Reporter ...
Gallant Indies
Gallant Indies offers a behind-the-scenes look into a completely reimagined production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's opera "Les Indes Galantes”. Artist Clément Cogitore uses the performance to tackle issues of racism, colonialism and slavery. ...
The Gravedigger’s Wife
A gentle, big-hearted drama about a gravedigger seeking money for his wife’s operation. “This Somali language film’s simplicity and economy is its power.”– The Observer ...
Le Franc + The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun
A penniless musician finds a lottery ticket and a young girl defies convention to become a newspaper seller in these two wonderful featurettes from the famed Senegalese director ...